- Hardcover: 215 pages
- Publisher: TFH Publications (10 Dec 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0866224416
- ISBN-13: 978-0866224413
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 17.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #18 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Agriculture & Farming > Fisheries
- #23 in Books > Science & Nature > Food & Farming > Fisheries
- #71 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Marine Life > Fish & Sharks
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Brilliant but also behind the times,
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This review is from: Atlas of Miniature Catfish (Hardcover)
Ok if you have no idea what "Corydoras" means, it's a plethora of different species of tropical catfish from the headwaters of the Amazon river. They are small- about 5-7cm normally, and personally I think they are....ooooh CUTE. You have to love a fish that likes to live in groups of 6 or more, (although there is the occasional sad outcast from your purchase), doesn't fight, keeps well out of other fishes way and cleans up the bottom of your tank in a busy fashion. They also sometimes wink at you (this is no joke!). Just make sure the gravel is rounded so they can't hurt their little barbels!
So this is a catalogue of full colour pictures and some drawings of the state of knowledge, from the informed opinion of a field collector, when the book was published in 1992. The study of corydoras is fast changing as more species are discovered (they are variable little souls). Each then known cory has its own description, details of it's original location, hints on breeding and starring picture and at the end, the whole set is resummarised in 9 pages of spot the fish pictures. It may not be up to date but it is more detailed than many fish books, and if you become obsessed with corydoras then this is one book you should own. C. lamberti, sterbai, panda, arcuatus, schwarzi
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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Colored Atlas of Miniature Catfish,
By Diane Barnard - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Atlas of Miniature Catfish (Hardcover)
What a fantastic book! I raise corys and was looking for a book that would give me more information on specific species. This book gives a very in depth description of the spawning process for Corys in general then gives more specifics under the individual species if they differ from the "general". It includes advice about water temperature, PH, and water hardness. It is just what I was looking for and is a valuable resource for anyone who is raising corys for breeding or has them in their tanks "just for fun."
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent All Around Book on Catfish Care!,
By KitchenSharkMama "MicahBina" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Atlas of Miniature Catfish (Hardcover)
Working as a manager in one of the largest aquarium shops in my state several years ago, I had a perfect opportunity to know and use many books. Some were excellent and others a waste of money. This book is an excellent guide to one of my favorite fish...the cat! Different types of cats are pictured in photos or detailed drawings to make identification much easier. Well worth every penny, it is a must for anyone truly interested in their care!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Miniature review,
By Trude Hell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Atlas of Miniature Catfish (Hardcover)
Colored Atlas of Miniature Catfish is a good book for the lovers of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. The book aims to give the reader help in identifying and keeping different species of the three subfamilies of the family Callichthyidae (Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras).
The books subtitle is sadly misleading in promising to present "Every species of Corydoras, Brochis & Aspidoras", because it doesn't. The most common and usual to find for sale is there, none the less, so most readers will find "their" species mentioned. Some of the species' sections have only color drawings of the fish. The rest have photographs of varying quality, from right out terrible to fantastic. The marrows of the book, for some peculiar reason placed on the outside of the text, have a repulsive color gradient turning from red to yellow down each page. The esthetics of the book suffers under this insult to the eye. The text is in a big and easy readable font. In regards to the content, Burgess' Colored Atlas of Miniature Catfish scores better with me. Each section is built in rather similar fashion, making it easy for the reader to find what one is after in regards to each species, location; physiology/appearance; similar species; care and breeding. If you have a Callichthyidae of an unknown species, this book will probably help you determine it; I recon the book as a good by for any miniature catfish lover. |
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